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Incumbent · APC · Home state: Borno

Kashim Shettima

Vice-President, Federal Republic of Nigeria

In office since 29 May 2023 — present

15th Vice-President of Nigeria, sworn in 29 May 2023 alongside President Tinubu. Former two-term Borno governor whose tenure coincided with the Boko Haram insurgency's peak.

Born: 2 September 1966, Shettimari, Maiduguri, Borno State

Education: University of Maiduguri (BSc Agricultural Economics); University of Ibadan (MSc Agricultural Economics)

Previous offices: Governor of Borno State (2011–2019) · Senator, Borno Central (2019–2023)

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